THE IRISH WATER controversy is raging on – at this stage, there have been countless protests, demonstrations, and angry words in the Dáil.

But there have also been some wonderful, more creative responses to the water charges. Here are ten of the best.

This very topical ‘RIP water meter installer’ Halloween pumpkin

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Chilling.

And this amazing water charges-inspired Halloween costume

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This heavily-annotated Irish Water envelope

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“Not a real postal address!! All the water in Ireland in one box??”

These lads that used a Times Square billboard to their advantage

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This pun-tastic sign in Cork…

…And this one seen in Dublin

This snarky letter to the Irish Times

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This water meter ‘for sale’ on DoneDeal

This ‘charity appeal’ parody video

And this crafty sign from a younger protester

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